Here’s a sneak peek of the live auction packages for the 2019 HeartLink Gala Presented by UnitedHealthcare on Friday, October 25th at Hilton Minneapolis. NEW YORK, NEW YORK FOR TWO Getaway to New York includes round-trip airfare; a four-day and three-night stay at a 4-star deluxe hotel; dinner at Robert De Niro’s 4-star Tribeca … Continued
Here’s a sneak peek of the silent auction packages for the 2019 HeartLink Gala Presented by UnitedHealthcare on Friday, October 25th at Hilton Minneapolis. Make sure to sign up for mobile bidding when you check in! You can bid on these auction packages from 6:00 pm until the emcee closes the silent auction in the … Continued
Nurse training at Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Howrah, India In India, only one in ten children with congenital heart disease receives optimal care. The limited number of pediatric heart care programs and unequal geographic access to these services are among the reasons. To change that, we continue to train more medical professionals through new hospital … Continued
This bright-eyed girl from India had lifesaving heart surgery last year. She now has her whole life ahead of her. Thanks to our supporters, we served 171,580 children and trained 4,304 medical providers last fiscal year! Compared to the previous year, we served 25% more children and trained 125% more medical providers. The … Continued
For a second year, we are offering the Children’s HeartLink Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Services for professionals from low- and middle-income countries. Three medical professionals will be selected for a two-year training program in three subspecialty tracks: pediatric cardiology, pediatric cardiac surgery and pediatric cardiac intensive care. This fellowship was created through Children’s … Continued
Aleta: I’m grateful to have the chance to do the work that helps change the lives of children What does a typical day at work look like? The “typical day” doesn’t really exist for me, given that my role requires me to pivot pretty frequently throughout any given day! I support Children’s HeartLink’s entire … Continued
“When I got up every day I couldn’t wait to get to work. There were children waiting to have their heart repaired.” Dennis Mills with his lifelong work partner and friend Dr. Joe Kiser For his entire career, cardiac surgeon and Children’s HeartLink founder Dr. Joe Kiser … Continued
“They are doing tremendous lifesaving work! We were impressed by the tremendous vision and passion of the teams to continue to improve and expand to meet the needs of more patients.” Our board chair Heather Hudnut Page recently visited our partner hospitals in Vietnam and called her tour “eye-opening.” We have two partner hospitals in … Continued
Davi likes horses, motorcycles, playing ball, and is a loving and happy child. It’s hard to believe that this 3-year-old boy was born with a complex heart defect that required surgery when he was just 1 day old. He needed another surgery 6 months later. Without these surgeries, babies with this defect live no longer … Continued
Winnie with her daughter “I’m 42 and still strong. Thanks to Children’s HeartLink.” Winnie Wanna Njue from Kenya comments often on our Facebook posts. Almost three decades earlier she was among the children who came to Minnesota to have lifesaving heart surgery. Winnie was diagnosed with heart disease when she was 10, in 1987. … Continued
